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GUESS JEANS Opens Los Angeles Homecoming Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | February 12, 2026
GUESS JEANS opened its Los Angeles Homecoming Store at Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard Jan. 31, signaling a return to the brand’s California roots and the next phase of its global retail strategy.
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Fall ’12 Trends by Directives West
It was a crowded house at the Directives West Fall ’12 runway presentation, which opened L.A. Majors Market on April 2 at the California Market Center. Retailers, sales reps...
Nuvula Fall/Winter 2012
International label Nuvula introduced its Fall/Winter 2012 Collection at Ace Gallery Los Angeles on March 9 as part of Concept Los Angeles Fashion Week....
Thai Nguyen
The March 10 installation of elegant dresses shown by Thai Nguyen at Concept L.A. Fashion Week was like traveling back in time to Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City....
Mosaic Celebrates Fashion and Hope
The faith-based community group Mosaic hosted a runway show and fund-raiser for Habitat for Humanity as part of its Fashion4Habitat event on March 17 for Los Angeles Fashion Week....
Stop Staring! Fall ’12
Stop Staring! designer Alicia Estrada found inspiration in early Hollywood and Mexican cinema stars—including Delores del Rio, Maria Felix, Marga Lopez and Lupe Velez—for her Fall ’12 collection, shown M...
Katin Heads to the Olympics
Top designers Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney designed uniforms for the American and British teams, respectively, for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and venerable Cal...
Elaine Marie Style Fall 12
The March 10 installation showcasing the Elaine Marie label during Concept L.A. Fashion Week at the Ace Gallery took a page from the 1970s fashion book by featuring high-waisted bell-bottom plaid pant...
Belle N. Matisse
Black was the predominant color for the Belle N. Matisse collection, shown at a March 10 installation at Concept L.A. Fashion Week at Ace Gallery....
Ina Soltani Fall ’12
Designer Ina Soltani offered a salute to girls who like to rock for her Fall ’12 collection, shown March 12 at Style Fashion Week LA at Vibiana....
Project Ethos
Project Ethos hosted its annual fashion show and concert March 13, celebrating 12 up-and-coming designers at Avalon in Hollywood. More than 1,200 guests showed up to catch two runway shows, a performance by L...
LA Fashion Weekend: Betsey Johnson and Vilorija
Veteran designer Betsey Johnson displayed whimsically mixed color and saucy prints for her Spring 2012 season at a runway show at L.A. Fashion Weekend@Sunset Gower Studios Ma...
Concept L.A. Fashion Week Installations
Concept Los Angeles brought together a collection of eclectic designer installations at Ace Gallery Los Angeles as part of its Fall 2012 showing....
XCVI Fall ’12
With buyers lining the front row, Los Angeles–based XCVI opened its Fall ’12 runway show with a rousing performance by violinist Jennifer Spingola, who regaled the crowd while navigating the runway in s...
LA Fashion Weekend
Los Angeles Fashion Week ended with a bang and plenty of glitz and glamour at L.A. Fashion Weekend’s final showcase, which was produced by Mikey Koffman and held at Sunset Gower Studios on March 18. Th...
Skingraft
This season, designer Jonny Cota took an unlikely urban-youth turn for the creation of his Skingraft collection. “I kept being inspired by the idea of Japanese Gothic hip-hop. What would that look like?” Cota said.
